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Rebel and innovate: How Nike’s storytelling strategy works

Inside Retail

Back in 2005 we were tracking a little behind in sales to both Brooks and New Balance. You can run in whatever brand of shoes you like, but if you throw your ASICS, New Balance or Brooks in the big recycling cage, we’ll fit you in a pair of new Nike running shoes at cost. But we were getting our butts handed to us on a plate by ASICS.

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Dick Smith, Burger King, David Jones: Is it third time lucky for Anchorage?

Inside Retail

Anchorage Capital, at best, added some finishing touches to Woolworths’ turnaround strategy and reworked the balance sheet for the sharemarket float. After the ownership change, Burger King made a $2 million loss in 2012, a $4 million loss in 2013, and a $7.5 No more balance sheet shuffle .

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R.M. Williams crafts quality and service from people and tech

Inside Retail

Williams since Tattarang, the private investment company owned by mining magnates Andrew and Nicola Forrest, acquired the business from L Catterton in 2020, returning the bootmaker to full Australian ownership for the first time since 2013. This focus can be seen in R.M.

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Why short-term data alone won’t cut it for retailers in 2024

Inside Retail

In 2013, the duo, who have come to be known as the godfathers of effectiveness, published their book The Long a n d Short of It which called out brands for being too focused on short-term metrics. The balance of the total retail category spend was still (only just) weighted to the back half of the year at 50.2

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

Crafting the Perfect Distribution Strategy It’s not enough to just select a distribution model; it’s about integrating it seamlessly into your broader business strategy. Retailers must strike a balance between holding enough stock to meet demand and avoiding excessive inventory that ties up capital and incurs storage costs.

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How Retailers Can Prepare For The Fast Fashion Backlash

RetailMinded

This means it’s time for a much-needed strategy change for clothing and accessory retailers. In 1989, the New York Times first used the words “fast fashion” to describe the strategy that Zara, a clothing retailer, used to bring designs to life in under 15 days. Consumer consciousness of these issues is growing.

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The European Banking Authority publishes new ESG reporting requirements

Eye on ESG

It enables stakeholders to assess the risks presented to financial institutions by issues such as climate change, social and governance risks, whilst also allowing stakeholders to review the sustainable finance strategies of financial institutions. 575/2013 ) (the “ CRR “). Which institutions will the Reporting Requirements apply to?

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